I enjoyed the spotlight that this book puts on hopefulness, and the rallying cry to hold tight to it, even in the face of a society with increasing cynicism and its accompanying peril to the health of the individual human soul. Many people may believe that people are not inherently good—but a society and democracy […]
Tag: Leadership
Strategies of Effective New Product Team Leaders
Article from the California Management Review; Winter 2000; 42, 2 Important characteristics of effective team leaders: Communication: both intra-personal and inter-personal as well as intra-organization and extra-organizational. A clear communication of expectations to team members, and a facilitation of communication between group members as well as outside the team. An information-rich environment is essential. Responsibility: […]
Personality, Perception and Attribution—Articles by Bob Sutton & Carol Dweck
From Bob Sutton’s Blog “Work Matters” There have been many studies done on the power of beliefs and how they can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Bob Sutton, in a recent blog article, has tied it into intelligence, skills and performance (on-the-job or otherwise) and raised implications for low-cost, modest interventions in helping to improve peoples’ […]
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